Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-05

The following proposition from the
Board of Trade was read aud on motion
of Alderman Engleshy it was referred to
the committee on public buildings and
parks:
TO the Honorable CttU Council Of the Cts o.
Gamt ll,ImgI1' At Il meeting of the Burlington
Board of Trade held the 10Th day of July. 1887,
the directors of the Board OF Trade were au-
thOrized 10 nego late with inc Clty nou l,t
for lease of the who e or part ul the city
market buildings and grounds.
The burlington Board OF Trade, through us,
its directors, accordlngly herepy inah h 20 tnc
City Council the following proT 0sltl0n' W.:
To lease the present city market building Tor
the term of 10 years, paying therefor the an
nual rent of 0,the Board OF Trade to place the
market building in repair at It's own expense
and to use the same for market purposes, and
when not used, the lease to terminate, the
Board of Trade to use the grounds in common
Dated at burlington this 18th day of July,
1887.
ELIAS LYMAN.
G. II. HAYWARD, directors
WALTER 5. VINCENT,
The following appointments OF special
policemen by the mayor We're confirmed :
John b. Murray, ut Champlaln shops ;
Alfred .Jodair, at Hollis Spool factory
Patrick Sullivan, at the railroad depot ;
Thomas Failey and II. 5. White
A petition for IA sewer in Allen, Muir
ray aud Peru streets signed by large
number of taxpayers was read, ana Or
dered on file. Alderman Englesby in be
half of the street committee reported IN
favor of granting the same and offered
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted;
RcsOlrcd, That the street committee be and
they are hereby instructed to construct a
sewer in Peru street from the lutersec-
tion of the centre lines OF Peru and Cham
plain streets to the intersection of the centfc
, line of Peru and Murray streets; thence
p..aaft n aT IA
the centre lines OF Murray and Allen streets
thence through Allen street as lar as sald com
mittec shall deem cXpedient, III accordanc
with the sewer plan of said city.
And said commissioners are further directed
to asses, so much of the cost or SAID sewer It.
said streets on the owners OF the abuttlnt
property AS they snail judge sucn property u
be benefited thereby.
The following resolution was offered by
Alderman Englesby and unanimously
adopted
Resoleed, That the street committee be anC
they are hereby instructed 70 construct
sewer in Monroe street from the intersection
of the centre lines of Champain and Monr o'
streets TO the intersection OF the centre me
of Monroe and Johnson streets; thence
through the centre of said Johnson street, n
far as said committee shall deem best.
And SAID commissioners are further direct
ed to assess so much of the cost OF said sewe
in said streets on the owners OF the abuttlni
property as they shall Judge such property u
be benefited thereby.
Alderman MChllllp OHeTeu lne lollON
ing resolution which was adopted unanl
mOusly.
Resolrcd That thereafter no fire compan
shall buy any supplies.
Supplies shall hereafter be furnished by tn
chief engineer as in his discretion they hr
needed on the order of the foreman OF tn
several companies
The report of the superintendent Q
Streets for the months of June and Jul
was presented and on motion of Alder
man Johnson it was ordered on file Il
this report it appears that the sewers OF
dered in College, Main, North lniol
Pearl, Clarke, Cherry and Battery street
had been completed. The Board then ad
lOurned for one week.